Ellie and her friends are back in the imperial capital after successfully resolving the kidnapping incident in Kellevan. While everyone is fine, the incident has left its mark on both Misha and Lunoa, who will both need to learn how to move forward while dealing with their feelings of guilt. As for Ellie, she continues to plot the destruction of her homeland, the Kingdom of Haldoria. Thanks to Ellie’s machinations—and her mortal foe’s own failures—Prince Friede has finally lost his power at court and his position in all but name. His half sister, the competent Adel, has returned to replace him. She may very well prove an even tougher opponent for Ellie, whose latest scheme is about to take her to one of Haldoria’s vassal states—the United Beast Kingdom.